I am so happy to welcome back for the second time Rosemary Eichorn.
Rosemary is a very talented teacher and such a pleasure to work
with. She makes class fun and is so inspirational. A member of
the California Fiber Arts Guild she has been sewing since she
was a small girl, learning from her Mom who was a Home Ec teacher.
She graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in Art
and Textiles. Rosemary says “I love Art because making Art
makes me happy” and when you meet her you will realize how
important that statement is to what she teaches. She has had four
quilts entered at the Bernina Fashion Show at Quilt Houston and
she was featured in the Threads Magazines Designer Challenge.
For
this class she will help you develop your quilting design potential
using fabric collage to make an art quilt or art-wear such as
a jacket or vest. You will learn the techniques in Rosemary’s
classic book the Art of Fabric Collage and then stretch to include
those elegant laces, ribbons, silks and satins you have been
collecting. Free motion stitching methods using traditional
and novelty threads will e incorporated. We will also include
embellishment techniques such as bobbin couching, beading and
distressing fabrics, surface design techniques, and alternative
materials such as Tyvek, Fantasy Film, Crystalina and Angelina
fibers and metal shim. Emphasis is on developing personal style
and design assessment skills.
